Unna station

Unna station is the main passenger station in the Westphalian city of Unna in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The other stations in the city that are served by regular passenger services are Unna-Königsborn, Unna West, Massen, Lünern and Hemmerde.

Reconstruction in 2007

Unna
Unna station (2006)
Location	Bahnhofstraße, Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Coordinates	51°32′19.9″N 7°41′32″E
Owned by	DB Netz
Operated by	DB Station&Service
Line(s)	Hagen–Hamm Dortmund–Soest Fröndenberg–Unna-Königsborn
Train operators	DB Regio NRW Eurobahn National Express Germany
Connections	S 4
Other information
Station code	6335[1]
DS100 code	EUN[2]
IBNR	8000171
Category	3[1]
Fare zone	Westfalentarif: 42491[3]
Website	www.bahnhof.de
History
Opened	1855[4]
Services
Preceding station   DB Regio NRW   Following station Terminus RB 54 Hönnetal-Bahn Frömern toward Neuenrade Preceding station   Eurobahn   Following station Holzwickede toward Venlo RE 13 Maas-Wupper-Express Bönen toward Hamm Hbf Holzwickede toward Dortmund Hbf RB 59 Hellweg-Bahn Lünern toward Soest Preceding station   National Express Germany   Following station Holzwickede toward Krefeld Hbf RE 7 Rhein-Münsterland-Express Bönen toward Rheine Hbf Preceding station   Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn   Following station Unna West toward Dortmund-Lütgendortmund S 4 Terminus
Location
Unna Location within North Rhine-Westphalia

History

The station was opened in 1855 as part of the Dortmund–Soest railway built by the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company (BME) and equipped with an impressive station building, which was sold for non-rail purposes in 2005.[5]

In 1866, the BME opened the line from Unna to Hamm to connect with the Cologne-Minden trunk line.[6] Later the line was extended from Unna to Hagen, making Unna station into a railway junction of regional importance.[7]

Between 1899 and 1901 the Prussian state railways opened the Fröndenberg–Kamen railway to connect the three east-west lines in the area.[8][9] The southern part connected with the line to Menden, which was opened in 1872; this line was extended in 1912 to Neuenrade as the Hönne Valley Railway. The northern part was opened later for freight in 1900 and a year later for passenger traffic. This route is now worked only as far as Unna-Königsborn, as line S 4 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.

Between 1909 and 1950, the Unna-Kamen-Werne light railway also connected Unna station and Kamen station.

Connections

Buses in the bus station

Unna station is served by the Rhein-Münsterland-Express (RE 7, at 60-minute intervals), the Maas-Wupper-Express (RE 13, at 60-minute intervals), the Hönnetalbahn (RB 54, at 60-minute intervals), the Hellweg-Bahn (RB 59, at 30-minute intervals) and Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 4 (at 30-minute intervals). The station also serves as the central bus junction for the city.[10]

References

1. "Stationspreisliste 2021" [Station price list 2021] (PDF) (in German). DB Station&Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas] (2017 ed.). Schweers + Wall. 2017. ISBN 978-3-89494-146-8.
3. "Ihr Liniennetz Unna Schwerte" (PDF). Verkehrsgesellschaft Kreis Unna. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
4. Joost, André. "Unna station operations". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
5. Rudolf Geitz (June 2005). "150 years of Unna station". Herbst-Blatt (in German) (39). Retrieved 5 September 2011.
6. "Unna - Hamm (Westf) line". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
7. "Schwerte - Holzwickede line". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
8. "Fröndenberg - Unna line". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
9. "Unna - Kamen line". NRW Rail Archive (in German). André Joost. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
10. Joost, André. "Unna station". NRW Rail Archive (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2020.